A selection of the poems of Sir Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687) : a parallel text by Constantijn Huygens(
)2
editions published
between
1996
and
2015
in
English
and held by
765 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687) was one of the Dutch nation's principal contributions to the transformation of European culture
in the early-modern period. As a poet, diplomat, scholar and statesman, he had far-reaching influence on the cultural, scholarly
and political life of his time. This collection introduces Huygens' poetry to English-speaking readers and presents a literary
counterpart to the much better-known visual arts of the Dutch Golden Age. The poems have been selected to demonstrate the
breadth of his interests, his pivotal role in European culture and his mastery of a variety of literary genres and styles.
As a poet, Huygens wrote not only in his native Dutch, but also in Latin, French, Italian, German and English, and he made
translations from these and other languages. All poems are presented in both Dutch (or Latin) and English, the translations
facing the original, and are provided with headnotes. The concise biographical and cultural introduction, the three extensive
appendices and the bibliography and index will present ample suggestions for further investigation of the many areas of possible
interest presented in the book, such as architecture, garden design, painting, music, science and politics

Pathodia sacra et profana by Constantijn Huygens(
)5
editions published
between
1978
and
2000
in
Latin and No Linguistic content
and held by
218 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide